According to information and a video (provided below) by the National Weather Service in Eureka CA, a waterspout developed over Humboldt Bay Thursday, January 25th around 4:40 pm. The waterspout moved through the Woodley Island Marina, dissipating only a minute or so later. Security cameras on the island captured the waterspout moving through the marina and then onto the island.
Woodley Island Waterspout/Tornado
A waterspout developed over Humboldt Bay Thursday, January 25th around 4:40 pm and moved through the Woodley Island Marina, dissipating only a minute or so later. As the circulation passed by the Coral Sea research vessel, a 54 mph gust was recorded on the vessel's anemometer. Security cameras on the island captured the waterspout moving through the marina onto the island. Thankfully, the damage reported was minor. However, because the waterspout moved onto land, it technically became a tornado. This is the first confirmed tornado in the NWS Eureka forecasting area (Mendocino, Trinity, Del Norte, and Humboldt counties) since the Fort Bragg tornado on December 5th, 1998.
Posted by US National Weather Service Eureka California on Friday, January 26, 2018
Thankfully, the damage reported was minor. However, because the waterspout moved onto land, it technically became a tornado. This is the first confirmed tornado in the NWS Eureka forecasting areas of Mendocino, Trinity, Del Norte, and Humboldt counties since the Fort Bragg tornado on December 5th, 1998.
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